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Pitlour Hill (31 Dec 2023)

I took the Pentax for the last day of 2023, and visited Pitlour Hill. I didn’t find my way to the trig point, and since then one of…

Maspie Den (29 Dec 2023)

After some very, very wet weather there was plenty of water in Maspie Burn, unlike in the summer when it was practically dry. I walked up to the…

Garry Bridge (31 Oct 2023)

It was so, so worth getting up very early to get this light. It had been a cold night and the frost was just starting to life where…

Schiehallion (12 Sep 2023)

I like to start walking by 8am, and that day there was mist lying in the valleys. Because of it’s position, Schiehallion can have great views across Rannoch…

Creag Leachach (05 Sep 2023)

Another splendid day’s hillwalking from Glenshee saw me reach the summits of Creag Leachach and Glas Maol. Creag Leachach is a splendid little hill, and for all it…

Càrn a’Gheòidh (05 Sep 2023)

After many years I’ve started walking up some Munros, and the ones at Glenshee are relatively easy. The car park is at almost 2,200′ (665m) and there is…

John Knox’s Pulpit (26 Jun 2023)

This feature no longer exists! It was where the pale area is at the food of the crag. I’d gone for a walk up Bishop Hill via Glenvale,…

Orkney (09 Jun 2023)

This was our last day on Orkney. We went for a walk from Stromness along the footpath on the north short of the Sound of Hoy where we…

Orkney (07 Jun 2023)

I visited Orkney with a friend and we both loved it, to the extent we are going back next Summer. I forgot to take the Pentax etc. which…

Japanese Garden at Crowden (21 Apr 2023)

I love these gardens, and their tea room. Some of the cherries were in flower but didn’t make great photos (blame the photographer). However I did especially like…